Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 10.46 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Costa Rica, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2040, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Costa Rica stood at 10.46 years. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Costa Rica peaked at 10.46 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 6.26 years, in 1980.
That places Costa Rica 89th out of 146 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.57 years | 6.26 years | 6.88 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.45 years | 7.28 years | 7.61 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.24 years | 7.96 years | 8.52 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.6 years | 8.43 years | 8.77 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.27 years | 9.12 years | 9.43 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 9.93 years | 9.76 years | 10.1 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 10.46 years | 10.46 years | 10.46 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 43,058 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.32 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Costa Rica?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Costa Rica was 10.46 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.46 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.26 years in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Costa Rica ranks 89th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.